Senku Ishigami

Senku Ishigami
Dr. Stone character
Senku Ishigami, as illustrated by Boichi
First appearance	Dr. Stone chapter #1: "Stone World", March 6, 2017 (Weekly Shōnen Jump 2017 #14)
Created by	Riichiro Inagaki
Designed by	Boichi
Voiced by	Japanese: Yūsuke Kobayashi Mikako Komatsu (child) English: Aaron Dismuke Mikaela Krantz (child)[1]
In-universe information
Title	Village chief (formerly), leader and member of five-wise commanders, founder of kingdom of science
Occupation	Scientist, inventor, astronomer, astronaut, engineer
Spouse	Ruri (divorced)
Relatives	Byakuya Ishigami (adoptive father, deceased)
Nationality	Japanese

Senku Ishigami (Japanese: 石神 千空, Hepburn: Ishigami Senkū) is the protagonist from Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi's manga series Dr. Stone. Beginning in April 5738 AD, it has been over 3,700 years since a mysterious flash petrified nearly all human life. A 16-year-old genius named Senku Ishigami is suddenly revived to find himself in a world where all traces of human civilization have been eroded by time. Senku sets up a base-camp and begins to study the petrified humans in order to determine the cause of the event.

Senku was created by Inagaki to be a unique type of superhero as, while he does not possess supernatural powers, he stands out through his knowledge of science in order to help create a new civilization. He was based on the antagonistic Agon Kongo from Eyeshield 21 whom the author wanted to portray in a more positive way. In the anime adaptation of the series he is voiced by Yūsuke Kobayashi in Japanese and Aaron Dismuke in the English dub.

Critical response to Senku's character has been positive, appearing in multiple polls of popularity and winning the 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards of Best Protagonist of the Year. Reviewers enjoyed the character's personality and relationship with the supporting characters as well as his rivalry with Tsukasa Shishio.